Denodo Platform
Denodo Platform: A governed data federation layer with broad access methods, security controls, and enterprise scale. Ranked #1 of 24 in Data Federation Software by our editors (9.3/10); pricing: Pricing on request; best for governed enterprise-wide data federation.
At a glance
- Editor score9.3 / 10
- PricingPricing on request
- Best forGoverned enterprise-wide data federation
- Free planNo
- Cloud hostedYes
- Founded1999 · Palo Alto, California, USA; regional headquarters also listed in A Coruña, Spain, and Singapore
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Federated access with SQL, REST, and GraphQL support
- Fine-grained, row-level, and column-level security controls
- Semantic modeling, caching, scheduling, and a data marketplace
Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires contacting sales
- Enterprise-oriented scope may exceed lightweight federation needs
- Higher tiers differ materially in cores, environments, and data volume
Our verdict on Denodo Platform
Denodo Platform provides a logical data layer for connecting distributed operational, analytical, cloud, SaaS, API, and legacy sources. It supports federated querying, semantic unification, governed access, data services, selective caching, scheduled refreshes, and a Data Marketplace for governed data products. The product is aimed at data teams, business users, analytics applications, and AI systems in organizations managing hybrid and multicloud environments. Deployment options include customer-managed cloud environments and Denodo’s managed Agora cloud service.
The published plans are structured around deployment model, environments, processing capacity, data products, and included annual data volume. Team offers single-server deployment, 1 development and 1 staging environment, up to 8 maximum cores, 100 data products, and 7.5 TB/year included data volume. High Availability adds clustered deployment, unlimited non-production environments, up to 16 maximum cores, 225 data products, and 25 TB/year included data volume. Business Critical keeps clustered deployment, includes 2 non-production environments, supports up to 48 maximum cores, and includes 750 data products and 75 TB/year included data volume. The pricing model is contact sales, so buyers should evaluate the appropriate tier through a commercial discussion.
Denodo fits organizations that need governed access across AWS, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Athena, Amazon Aurora, Amazon S3, Amazon RDS, Amazon EMR, SaaS sources, on-premises data sources, REST, and GraphQL. Its SQL, REST, and GraphQL access, semantic layer, runtime governance, selective query-result and view caching, scheduled queries, cache refresh jobs, and Scheduler REST API support multiple consumption patterns. Row- and column-level security are useful where access must be controlled at a granular level. Teams seeking a narrowly focused or lightweight federation tool may find this scope and tier structure more than they need; organizations coordinating distributed data across enterprise systems are the stronger fit.
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Denodo Platform fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Cloud hosted | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes |
| SQL querying | Yes |
| Query result cache | Yes |
| Row-level security | Yes |
| API access | Yes |
| Scheduled queries | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML |
| Support | Community, Docs |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 200+ integrations: AWS, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Athena, Amazon Aurora, Amazon S3, Amazon RDS … |
| Pricing | Pricing on request (source) |
| Website | denodo.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Denodo Platform integrations
Denodo Platform lists 200+ integrations on its own site — the 11 named here are the ones its pages call out.
- AWS
- Amazon Redshift
- Amazon Athena
- Amazon Aurora
- Amazon S3
- Amazon RDS
- Amazon EMR
- SaaS sources
- on-premises data sources
- REST
- GraphQL
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